Parkinson’s disease: the evoked autoimmune track
The destruction of nerve cells, in the case of Parkinson's disease, would not be due to degeneration but to an ...
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Genes reactivate after our death
After death, the body does not turn off. Several hundred genes remain active, or increase in activity. Some are involved ...
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Diabetes: researchers are tracking down the genetic trail
While the National Diabetes Prevention Week is being held in France, Indian and American researchers are tracking down the genetic ...
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Multiple sclerosis: the main genetic mutation identified
Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation linked to the development of multiple sclerosis. A first which offers hope for new ...
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Carotene gene: a global public health issue
Researchers are working on the complete sequencing of the carrot genome, discovering a gene responsible for the accumulation of carotene, ...
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Cholesterol: lack of sleep disrupts your control
Sleeping too little disrupts the way cholesterol is managed by the body. Sleep debt lowers good cholesterol and disrupts the ...
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Melanoma: a protein could help control the tumor
Belgian researchers have identified a molecule present in 90% of melanoma cells which could be a therapeutic target of choice.This ...
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Neanderthals gave us genes linked to depression
The meeting of Neanderthals and modern humans led to a genetic mixing, which today gives us genes associated with depression ...
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Bedbugs: the genome deciphered by Americans
These insects are inviting more and more into our beds and are very resistant to pesticides. The genome of bedbugs ...
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Sleep: 15 regions of the genome punctuate our nights
People who are more of the morning do not have the same genetic variations as those who are in the ...
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Impulsivity is written in the genes
Part of our behavior is influenced by genes. A study on twins shows that impulsivity originates from serotonin and opioid ...
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Chinese locate gene resistant to last-resort antibiotics
Chinese researchers have discovered a gene that makes last-resort antibiotics ineffective. Fears that treatable infections could kill again are returning.While ...
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Puberty: men and women share common genes
New study finds strong genetic correlation between female and male puberty. And when it is early, it is associated with ...
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COPD: 6 genetic mutations involved in non-smokers
It is not just tobacco that increases the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 6 genes act independently.In addition ...
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Insomnia: heredity plays an important role
Hours and hours of rolling over in bed. Insomnia is a plague, and genes are no stranger to it. They ...
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Pervasive developmental disorders: discovery of 12 new genes
Researchers have discovered 12 new genes linked to developmental disorders. These discoveries are part of a vast genomic study program ...
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Gene therapy to replace the pacemaker
To fight against certain cardiac arrhythmias, researchers are developing a “biological pacemaker”: they reprogram cells that stimulate the heart.Rather than ...
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Cystic fibrosis: gene therapy helps stop its progression
Cystic fibrosis currently has no treatment capable of interrupting its progression. For the first time, gene therapy has succeeded in ...
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Obesity: a genetic lead to fight chronic inflammation
It would be possible to protect obese people from metabolic diseases by inhibiting a gene. The IRF5 transcription factor promotes ...
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Antibiotic resistance: the Yanomami worry researchers
Indians from an isolated tribe in the Amazon show great resistance to antibiotics, even the most recent drugs. A discovery ...
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The Dutch, world champions in size
The Dutch are the height champions of the world. They largely dominate the rest of Europe and the world. It ...
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Genetics: paternal inheritance is more important
Mammals use more DNA from their father than from their mother, according to a study published in "Nature Genetics".You might ...
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Chronic anorexia affects anxiety genes
It's all in the head and in the genes. According to a Canadian study, anorexia nervosa, when it becomes chronic, ...
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Men are more stupid than women, it’s proven!
A study published in the Christmas edition of the BMJ shows for the first time that men are more willing ...
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Men are more stupid than women, it’s proven!
A study published in the Christmas edition of the BMJ shows for the first time that men are more willing ...
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Malaria: the mosquito genome deciphered
After 10 years of studies, scientists from five continents have sequenced the genome of mosquito vectors of malaria to better ...
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The genome of the centenarians does not reveal the secret of longevity
According to an American study which analyzed the genome of super-centenarians, the longevity gene does not exist.Is longevity written in ...
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Wine beneficial for only 15% of the population
The beneficial effect of the daily glass of wine would not be valid for everyone. Only carriers of genetic variation ...
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Aspirin: more effective in the evening
According to a study published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences", drugs would be more effective if ...
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Genes of violence: controversy surrounding a discovery
Two genes would be observed with a "significantly higher frequency" in violent offenders. A study whose results are causing controversy ...
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